Soulmate

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"Conner..." I tried to keep my voice firm, but I was shaking from the inside.

"Tell him, Amber," Finlay said from behind and I shook my head lightly.

Conner will never believe it if I told him about Finlay.

He'll think I'm crazy.

"Amber..." Conner said, making me glance back at him.

I parted my mouth, and his eyes darted to them, making my mind click.

Amber, you're a f**king genius!

"Fine..." I sighed, keeping my hands in surrender. "You caught me."

"What?" Both Finlay and Conner frowned.

"I was trying to stay away from you, but it backfired," I said.

"What?" He raised his brows and took a step back.

It was like I could finally breathe. Clearing my throat, I continued with my lie.

"I was looking for an excuse to see you."

"Me?" His face scrunched in confusion, but I see hope flash in his eyes and knew my plan was working.

"I knew you'll be here. That's why I came here."

"How did you know that?"

Oh f**k...

"Um..." I darted my eyes around. "Because I've been following you."

"Why?" He narrowed his eyes.

"I don't know." I bit my lip and glanced down. "Maybe because I feel something for you-"

"Don't play with me, Amber." He growled and pressed the button, making the elevator move again.

"I'm not-"

"Bullsh*t. You went on a date last week and now confessing to me?" He scoffed and walked out of the elevator when the doors opened.

"What are you doing?" Finlay asked.

"Let me handle it," I whispered and followed Conner. "I went on a date, but the guy didn't show up and you know it already!"

"Whatever..." He ignored me and marched towards the parking lot.

"I did it to resent you!" Now that made him halt.

"What?" He turned towards me.

"You refused to go on a date with me that day. Out of spite, I got a date with a guy at that club." I rolled my eyes. "And the guy didn't show up."

"You asked me for that date because you wanted to know about the case-"

"I wanted this story because it was important for my promotion, but now I don't since it's 'confidential'." I air-quoted. "I didn't want to show you because it made me feel weak, but I..." I trailed off purposely and darted my gaze to my left to see Finlay staring at me.

"You what?" He stepped toward me, but I kept my eyes on Finlay.

"I like you," I answered. There was a different spark in his eyes, but averted my gaze to Conner and saw him stunned.

"You were the one who rejected me-"

"I was playing hard to get." I shrugged and then gave him a smirk. "And it worked."

"F**k Amber." He groaned, rubbing his hands over his face.

Conner is a good guy, and I felt bad for using his feelings against him, but I had no other choice.